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On the Run (1999)
Very Enjoyable
I caught this movie on IMC the other day and was pleasantly surprised. Overflowing with NYC atmosphere and charm, the two leads will hold your interest throughout. Louie(John Ventimiglia) is the epitome of a man who lives only for the moment. He has absolutely no self-control. Two weeks before he's scheduled to be released from prison after a five year term, he breaks out. And he heads straight for his old pal Albert (Michael Imperioli), the kid who always took the fall for Louie back in their schooldays. Albert is a milquetoast travel agent living like a loser. At first Albert wants nothing to do with Louie. But being the kindhearted slob that he is (and maybe knowing that Louie could easily provide a little excitement in his drab existence), Albert allows Louie to take him on a wild one day ride through Manhattan which becomes at turns exhilarating, frightening, pathetic and hilarious. This movie and the characters grow on you as it goes along. The direction is first rate and the acting is top notch, especially the two leads. Ventimiglia strikes all the right chords as Louie. You should hate this guy but somehow you can't. And Imperioli is equally impressive in a very quiet, understated performance. Although the ending left a bit to be desired I would still highly recommend this film.
The Skydivers (1963)
So Bad It's Good
I own the MST3 version of this movie. Whenever I'm feeling down I pop it into the VCR for a good laugh. It is so incredibly inept on every level it should be mandatory for film students on how not to make a movie. The apparently brain dead Harry and his perfectly homely and charmless wife Beth run a skydiving school. But the relationship is on the skids. Harry is having a not so torrid affair with the lukewarm blooded Suzy. When Beth starts to suspect that something is amiss, Harry drops Suzy like a bad habit. (She returns later to seek revenge with disastrous results.) Enter Harry's old army buddy who meets Beth and instantly falls in love, sucked into her void of negative charisma. Meanwhile they all talk about having coffee and there is much looking skyward with knitted brows while yahoos gleefully jump out planes. The real fun comes when their parachutes don't open (courtesy of Suzy) and they hit the ground with a dull thud. The Hullabaloo at the airfield with the array amazingly bizarre characters is another highlight.